Bryan Voltaggio filled me in about the big new project he's planning for next year in Frederick. North Market Kitchen , its working title, will place diners in a nearly 10,000-square-foot market enviroment, with both general dining areas and separate seating in environments given over to charcuterie and salumi, raw bars and fresh pasta. Voltaggio acknowledged to The Washington's Post Tom Sietsma that the direct inspiration for North Market Kitchen is Eataly New York , the sexy Fifth Avenue food emporium whose motto is "We Sell What We Cook & We Cook What We Sell.

From its humble origins on the shores of the Patapsco River in industrial and rail-clogged South Baltimore, Charles Street transforms itself during its 10.9-mile journey through the heart of the city as it heads north through the fashionable and wealthy neighborhoods of Guilford, Homeland, Woodbrook, Murray Hill and into Baltimore County. Charles Street — less glamorously known as state Route 139 above North Avenue — courses its way through Mount Vernon Place, around the Washington Monument, the first erected to the nation's first president.

Dr. Carrie Elisabeth John A service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel, 1617 Market Street, Wilmington, NC. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation or March of Dimes. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com.

Harford County sheriff's deputies and state police report: Aberdeen Addidas Maurice Doby, 25, of the 1300 block of Tralee Circle, was charged Saturday with marijuana possession. Jamie Lee Kewer, 34, of the 300 block of Woodland Green Court, was charged Saturday with theft less than $1,000. Amanda Lynn Walker, 33, of the 600 block of Market Street was charged Saturday with two counts of drug possession other than marijuana. Michael Elijah Christian, 22, of the 100 block of Woodland Green Way, was charged Sunday with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

THE POWER Plant Live Plaza, a renovated section of Market Place featuring night clubs, bistros and bars, may be a magnet once it opens for entertainment that is expected to attract thousands of visitors nightly to a location several blocks north of the Power Plant. Most Baltimoreans are not aware of the fascinating history of the area once known as Marsh Market Space, or Center Market. Before Baltimore's incorporation as a city in 1797, the property where Market Place now stands was covered by marshland owned by Thomas Harrison.

Black students slighted in county schoolsYour Oct. 11 article, "Minority students' progress lagging - Baltimore County report finds few gains for minorities," is particularly meaningful to me.I retired last June after teaching for 34 years in three of the county's high schools where minority students have become the majority of the student body. I found, in my experiences there, that my students needed additional help and encouragement to compete and achieve at levels that reflected their capabilities.

By Thom Loverro and Thom Loverro,Western Maryland Bureau of The Sun | November 23, 1990

FREDERICK -- Traditionally, the holiday sights and sounds of downtown Frederick's historic district have been a mixture of Christmas cheer, rumbling and grumbling.The cheer is created by the ambience of shopping in the city's specialty shops. The rumbling has been the sound of dozens of trucks making deliveries to merchants.The grumbling has been from motorists, forced to weave in and out of the double-parked trucks or stuck behind trucks in an irritating traffic jam.Now, city officials have delivered an early Christmas present to frustrated downtown drivers with a new law that prohibits double-parking on Market Street, one of the city's main thoroughfares.

From its humble origins on the shores of the Patapsco River in industrial and rail-clogged South Baltimore, Charles Street transforms itself during its 10.9-mile journey through the heart of the city as it heads north through the fashionable and wealthy neighborhoods of Guilford, Homeland, Woodbrook, Murray Hill and into Baltimore County. Charles Street — less glamorously known as state Route 139 above North Avenue — courses its way through Mount Vernon Place, around the Washington Monument, the first erected to the nation's first president.

Harford County sheriff's deputies and state police report: Aberdeen Addidas Maurice Doby, 25, of the 1300 block of Tralee Circle, was charged Saturday with marijuana possession. Jamie Lee Kewer, 34, of the 300 block of Woodland Green Court, was charged Saturday with theft less than $1,000. Amanda Lynn Walker, 33, of the 600 block of Market Street was charged Saturday with two counts of drug possession other than marijuana. Michael Elijah Christian, 22, of the 100 block of Woodland Green Way, was charged Sunday with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

A new traffic light will begin regulating traffic today in Westminster, signaling the imminent arrival of a new shopping center on Route 140. Although the light at Market Street might slow traffic headed out of town, it will make access to the six-store Westminster Marketplace easier, said Thomas B. Beyard, the city's director of planning and public works. The center will include Kohl's department store, BJ's Wholesale Club and Home Depot home-improvement store. The construction of the Kohl's is complete, and the store will open Oct. 5, said assistant manager Marcia Parker-Thompson.

Bryan Voltaggio filled me in about the big new project he's planning for next year in Frederick. North Market Kitchen , its working title, will place diners in a nearly 10,000-square-foot market enviroment, with both general dining areas and separate seating in environments given over to charcuterie and salumi, raw bars and fresh pasta. Voltaggio acknowledged to The Washington's Post Tom Sietsma that the direct inspiration for North Market Kitchen is Eataly New York , the sexy Fifth Avenue food emporium whose motto is "We Sell What We Cook & We Cook What We Sell.

Dr. Carrie Elisabeth John A service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel, 1617 Market Street, Wilmington, NC. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation or March of Dimes. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com.

A new traffic light will begin regulating traffic today in Westminster, signaling the imminent arrival of a new shopping center on Route 140. Although the light at Market Street might slow traffic headed out of town, it will make access to the six-store Westminster Marketplace easier, said Thomas B. Beyard, the city's director of planning and public works. The center will include Kohl's department store, BJ's Wholesale Club and Home Depot home-improvement store. The construction of the Kohl's is complete, and the store will open Oct. 5, said assistant manager Marcia Parker-Thompson.

THE POWER Plant Live Plaza, a renovated section of Market Place featuring night clubs, bistros and bars, may be a magnet once it opens for entertainment that is expected to attract thousands of visitors nightly to a location several blocks north of the Power Plant. Most Baltimoreans are not aware of the fascinating history of the area once known as Marsh Market Space, or Center Market. Before Baltimore's incorporation as a city in 1797, the property where Market Place now stands was covered by marshland owned by Thomas Harrison.

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks advanced again yesterday, this time boosted by telecommunications equipment makers, after AT&T Corp.'s agreement to buy Tele-Communications Inc. sparked expectations that demand for their products will increase as the industry becomes more competitive.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95.41, to 8,923.87, bringing its gain since Monday to 212 points. The gain came even as AT&T, one of the 30 Dow stocks, fell $5.375, to $60, its biggest loss since Oct. 27, after warning that the TCI acquisition will hurt its earnings for three years.

Speaking to the College Democrats of the Johns Hopkins University yesterday evening, Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke discussed the city's efforts to make the North Charles Street area and Baltimore in general more of a "big-league college town.""There is a commitment now," Schmoke told the group of 40 students in a classroom on the Homewood campus in North Baltimore. "I've met with the area's college presidents to discuss changes we need to market Baltimore as a college town."The mayor noted that up to 100,000 college students are in the Baltimore area during the academic year.

Speaking to the College Democrats of the Johns Hopkins University yesterday evening, Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke discussed the city's efforts to make the North Charles Street area and Baltimore in general more of a "big-league college town.""There is a commitment now," Schmoke told the group of 40 students in a classroom on the Homewood campus in North Baltimore. "I've met with the area's college presidents to discuss changes we need to market Baltimore as a college town."The mayor noted that up to 100,000 college students are in the Baltimore area during the academic year.

SYKESVILLE -- Six years ago the town Planning Commission embarked on a revitalization of Main Street, with the vision of making downtown the center of commerce and trade it once was.Now, the Main Street Master Plan is 80 percent complete, but one major project remains: hiring a part-time Main Street coordinator to market the downtown area."

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rose to records yesterday on optimism that lower interest rates will help corporate earnings expand. Banks such as J. P. Morgan & Co. and Banc One Corp. led the advance.The Dow Jones industrial average closed 11.05 higher at 8,038.58, after erasing a 115-point gain and tumbling 71 points. Growing tensions in the Middle East sent the price of oil to an eight-month high, briefly sending jitters throughout the stock and bond markets that inflation may not remain dormant for long.

A picture in the editions of Sunday, Aug. 11, erroneously identified Taylor's Meats as Nunnally Bros. Meats.The Sun regrets the error.Ed Knott keeps the schedule of an urban farmer. Up hours before the sun, laboring before most coffee pots click into action, ragged around the edges by noon. You could squeeze in nine innings between the time he begins his day and dawn.Knott's job is simple and essential to South Baltimore. On this Saturday at 5 a.m., he unlocks two doors -- one on Light Street, the other on South Charles Street.